Malatji Chess Foundation

04/05/2025

We are excited that this year we are going to continue with our Invitational events, we will be extending our invitations to juniors and females in 2025.

18/07/2024

12/01/2020

Thank you for all the support and we have added the new team, the a new tournament. Our tour tournament will start in April. We will focus on schools this year.

05/07/2019

Following the story of one of the famous chess player in South Africa, Kulasande Koolz Mafanya. He tells us the struggle and how one can make a living from chess. In his posts, he shared some painful incidents and number of activities making him unable to make it through with chess in Buffalo City.

We will do a follow up story with him and get to the bottom of his struggle. In the meantime, you can visit his page and pledge if you wish to.

29/04/2019

Over the weekend, we have won the first leg of Limpopo Team Championship leg 1. Next leg is still coming. Thanks for the support.

05/04/2019

Good day family, we are proud to announce that we will be joining forces with Limpopo Chess Academy next month May.

We thank you for the support you gave us since we launched in 2014. Our members continue to show MCF flag on the map, not only nationally, but internationally too.

21/09/2018

We wish all the best to our South African team that will be going to Batumi, Georgia for 43rd Chess Olympiad.

As South Africans, we are 100% behind you. Make us proud.

South Africa is a country on the southernmost tip of the African continent, marked by several distinct ecosystems. Inland safari destination Kruger National Park is populated by big game. The Western Cape offers beaches, lush winelands around Stellenbosch and

12/08/2018

One of our very own, Motlatjo Rapholo who missed the 2nd leg of Limpopo League 2018 will be representing not only Malatji Chess Foundation, but South Africa in Kenya, 2018 African Youth Championship from the 12th till 18th of August. We wish you all the best and bring those points home.

17/06/2018

Wesley So Wins Your Next Move Grand Chess Tour

Wesley So won the $37,500 first prize at the Your Next Move tournament in Leuven, Belgium. He was the only player to score 22/27 after a thrilling final round in which all key contestants lost